HIV encephalitis presenting with severe generalized chorea
- 1 April 1996
- journal article
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Neurology
- Vol. 46 (4) , 1163-1165
- https://doi.org/10.1212/wnl.46.4.1163
Abstract
We report a case of rapidly progressive encephalopathy and generalized chorea due to HIV encephalitis.The patient was a 24-year-old man known to be HIV-seropositive for 4 years. The severity of the movement disorder resulted in rhabdomyolysis. Sepsis developed and he died after a 21-day hospitalization. Pathologic study revealed prominent neuronal loss and gliosis of subcortical regions. Acute encephalopathy with generalized chorea may be a rare consequence of HIV encephalitis. NEUROLOGY 1996;46: 1163-1165Keywords
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